He sent his word, and healed them.
PSALM 107:20
The Word of God has been given to us to cure us of the greatest sickness of all, sin. It is not enough to admire Gods remedy for sin; we must accept it and apply it to our hearts.
In II Kings chapter 5 we are introduced to Naaman, the general of the Syrian army. We are informed that he was a great man with his master, and honourable, . . . but he was a leper (II Kings 5:1). When Gods word came to him from Elisha to dip seven times in the river Jordan, we are told that Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? (II Kings 5:11-12).
Naaman was like many in our day who are afflicted with the dreadful disease of sin. They want to be cured, but they object to the simple remedy of faith in Christ alone for salvation. Instead they turn to good works or church attendance, only to discover that these are totally inadequate to meet their need. It is only when we obey the gospel and look to Christ and trust Him as our Saviour that we can be healed and saved (Acts 4:12).
C. H. Spurgeon wrote of the Bible: Remember dear souls, if you are sick, that the medicine that is to reach your case is somewhere between the covers of this Book. There is something here for every sin sick soul that seeks it.
(Eagle's Wings)
